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CENTRALRIVERSAEAwww.centralriversaea.org OurVision Topositivelyimpactchildren, familiesandeducators. OurMission CentralRiversAEAprovides innovativeleadership,services andsupporttoempowerour educationalpartners.

QUALITY CONTINUOUS UTILIZECORE OPERATING PRINCIPLESDEVELOPMENT RESOURCES AND SUPPORT WORK RELATIONSHIPS IMPROVEMENT RESEARCHQUALITY We utilize research and quality data in making decisions on services.RESPECT We engage in continuous improvement as aPROFESSIONAL UTILIZEproactive, learning organization. We foster quality relationships that promote trust, respect, collaboration and communication. We take pride in the quality of the work that we do and challenge each other to achieve our mission and goals. We respect, promote and support leadership, creativity and diversity. We utilize our resources to provide equitable and efficient services. We provide and engage in high quality professional development as we strive to become a high performing organization.

2017-2018ACTIONS BASED ON DISTRICT FEEDBACKPROFESSIONAL LEARNING STUDENT MENTAL HEALTHCentral Rivers AEA staff members will Central Rivers AEA staff members will useincrease the likelihood that professional a comprehensive approach to supportinglearning makes it to the classroom level students with challenging behavior andand positively impacts student learning mental health needs. This will bethrough the use of: accomplished using:• Implementation tools • A tiered approach for behavior and mental health.• Coaching, including: USING DATA ○ Stages of Concerns surveys Central Rivers AEA staff members will ○ Innovation Configuration maps support educators in mining, understanding, and using their data to ○ Levels of Use interviews inform instruction at the classroom and system level to positively impact student• Framework for leadership involvement achievement. This will be accomplished by focusing on:MAXIMIZING DISTRICT RESOURCES ○ Assessment auditsCentral Rivers AEA staff members willfacilitate professional learning around key ○ District visitsareas such as Media, Creative Services,Professional Learning, and Special Education ○ Professional learning opportunities.supports to raise awareness and increaseusage of services. This will be accomplished TEACHER LEADERSHIPthrough: Central Rivers AEA staff members will• Hands-on presentations during fall professional support educators in using data to inform learnings instruction for students with special education needs by:• Developing a “quick reference” guide. ○ Modeling use of functional assessment data in the diagnosis, design and delivery of specially designed instruction. ○ Helping districts implement Iowa’s specially designed instruction framework as part of the statewide effort. ○ Coaching special educators on evidenced-based instructional practices that align with the Iowa Core and Early Learning Standards.

CENTRAL RIVERS AEA MISSION GOAL AREAS Central Rivers AEA • Increase literacyprovides innovative skills for each andleadership,services every child. and support to • Increase numeracy empower our skills for each and educational every child. partners. • Provide support for CORE VALUES teacher leadership. • Service to Others THEORY OF ACTION • High Expectations “If our staff have content • Accountability expertise, make decisions • Innovation based on quality data and build relationships through • Positive Climate effective service…Then we • Collaboration will positively impact children, families and educators.”STUDENTS DISTRICTSSERVED 66,000 SERVED 53 public districtsEDUCATORSSERVED: 5,000 18 non-public districts OFFICE LOCATIONS Cedar Falls Clear Lake Marshalltown

CENTRAL RIVERS AEA LEA Visit Cycle 2017-2018FOCUS GROUP ASSESSMENT ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOL BOARDAGWSR Aplington- Cedar Falls Denver Hubbard-RadcliffeAlden Parkersburg Clarksville Iowa FallsBelmond Klemme CAL Grundy CenterBCLUW Eldora-New Providence Hampton- JanesvilleBGM Dunkerton Garner-Hayfield- DumontCentral Springs Ventura Jesup North ButlerClear Lake East Buchanan GMGCharles City Marshalltown St. AnsgarDike-New Hartford East Marshall Independence Waverly ShellGladbrook-Reinbeck Lake Mills North Iowa RockWaterloo Forest City West Fork Grinnell-Newburg Montezuma North Tama Northwood- West Hancock Hudson Osage Kensett Sumner-Fredricksburg RRMR West Marshall Mason City Union Nashua-Plainfield Tripoli South Tama Wapsie Valley

2016-2017ACTIONS BASED ON DISTRICT FEEDBACKTeacher Leadership Using DataSupporting school district teacher Supporting educators in understandingleadership programs with a full spectrum of their data and usinglearning opportunities. it for instruction.We will know we are successful when: We will know we are successful when:• 80% of AEA 267 school districts participate • Districts and schools have and are in our Teacher Leadership Network. Complete effectively using a comprehensive, balanced, and aligned assessment system• Each Regional Administrator is able to across their curriculums that include these provide district level support and determine elements: In Process resources needed to support local schools. Complete 1. Formative assessmentProfessional Learning 2. Common classroom assessmentsIncreasing the likelihood that professional 3. Interim Assessmentslearning makes it to the classroom level. 4. Summative assessmentsWe will know we are successful when: • All school districts with the direct support• Innovation Configuration Maps are of AEA team representatives, utilize developed and used by educators for “most” functional assessment practices to AEA 267 courses. Complete diagnose student special education needs. This diagnosis then results in the design• Stages of Concerns surveys are given to and delivery of effective specially designed learning participants and the data is by local instruction for all special education schools and AEA educators to help move students. Complete participants through the change process. Complete Maximizing District Resources• Instructors are able to conduct “Levels of Creating bridges that help school leaders Use” interviews and build the capacity of have conversations about sharing school leaders to do the same. In process resources more effectively.• AEA 267 assists the district with the use of CBAM tools and monitoring. Complete We will know we are successful when:Student Mental Health • We increase the number of weighted enrollments earned in AEA 267 throughDelivering the highest quality support to “sharing incentives.” Completehelp educators meet students’ mentalhealth and behavioral needs. • AEA 267 takes an active role in facilitating potential sharing opportunities. CompleteWe will know we are successful when:• A protocol has been developed to address student mental health needs. Complete. (Our AEA’s model has been identified as a model of excellence that other AEAs are utilizing.)• Each region has a contact person that other AEA staff can go to for consultation. Complete• We have built the capacity of team representatives to effectively implement evidenced-based practices to support students with mental health needs. In process